| Term | Definition |
| The New England Colonies | Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island |
| Indian who showed the Pilgrims how to raise corn | Squanto |
| Dates of the Colonial Period | 1620-1776 |
| general term for early colonists | Pilgrim |
| The state where the Pilgrims landed in 1620 | Massachusetts |
| early governor of Plimoth Plantation | William Bradford |
| a written document with certain privileges | charter |
| name of the plantation the Pilgrims built | Plimoth |
| Wampanaog Indian who welcomed Pilgrims | Samoset |
| leader who founded Rhode Island | Roger Williams |
| colony formed by the Puritans of England | Massachusetts Bay Colony |
| name given to the Protestants who wanted to purify the Church of England | Puritans |
| leader who founded Conecticut | Thomas Hooker |
| name given to English who wanted to separate from The Church of England | Separatists |